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Regulations and Responsibilities for a Mature Society

 Regulations and Responsibilities for a Mature Society
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Presented at IABSE Conference: Elegance in structures, Nara, Japan, 13-15 May 2015, published in , pp. 50-51
DOI: 10.2749/222137815815773882
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Structural engineering is a tool for ensuring the safety of buildings against natural environmental forces. Professional engineers are qualified persons for the design and construction of safe buil...
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Author(s):

Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: IABSE Conference: Elegance in structures, Nara, Japan, 13-15 May 2015
Published in:
Page(s): 50-51 Total no. of pages: 6
Page(s): 50-51
Total no. of pages: 6
Year: 2015
DOI: 10.2749/222137815815773882
Abstract:

Structural engineering is a tool for ensuring the safety of buildings against natural environmental forces. Professional engineers are qualified persons for the design and construction of safe buildings. Regulations have been developed to provide detailed specifications to assure safety in terms of minimum requirements. Though they might not meet the specific demands of individual structures, cost competition forces engineers to design for minimum levels of safety which may not be adequate for society. A new system for building approval is discussed where safety decisions are made between stakeholders helped by information from engineers' on safety and economy.

Keywords:
responsibility building regulations stakeholders Safety standard Professional engineer Building owner Civic authority